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The protectorate was established in 1863 when the Cambodian King Norodom requested the establishment of a French protectorate over his country, meanwhile Siam (modern Thailand) renounced suzerainty over Cambodia and officially recognised the French protectorate on Cambodia.
French suzerainty: April 1863 to July 1866: Ernest Marc Louis de Gonzague Doudart de Lagrée, Representative: July 1866 to 20 February 1868: Armand Pottier, Representative: 1st time 20 February 1868 to 10 March 1870: Jean Moura, Representative: 1st time 10 March 1870 to 11 November 1870: Armand Pottier, Acting Representative: 2nd time
Cambodia gained its independence in November 1953, thanks to Prince Norodom Sihanouk. [2] France and Cambodia enjoy close relations, stemming partly from the days of the French Protectorate and partly from the role played by France in the signing of the peace agreements in Paris in 1991, [3] and further cemented by the French language. These ...
Flag of the French protectorate of Cambodia as well as Kingdom of Kampuchea (1945) A red field surrounded by a blue band with a depiction of the Angkor Wat in white. [9] [failed verification] 1948-1970 1975-1976 Flag of Cambodia during French Protectorate (1948-1953) and after its independence from France (1953-1970) as well as Kampuchea (1975 ...
[citation needed] To save Cambodia from being incorporated into Vietnam and Siam, King Ang Duong agreed to colonial France's offers of protection, which took effect with King Norodom Prohmbarirak signing and officially recognising the French protectorate on 11 August 1863. [21]
In August 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army entered the French protectorate of Cambodia and established a garrison that numbered 8,000 troops. Despite their military presence, the Japanese authorities allowed the cooperating Vichy French colonial officials to remain at their administrative posts.
Treaties of the French protectorate of Cambodia (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "French protectorate of Cambodia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Following the Sino-French War (1884–1885), French Indochina was formed in October 1887 from Annam, Tonkin, Cochinchina (who together form modern Vietnam) and the Kingdom of Cambodia. Norodom was a puppet of the French for the remainder of his rule. Before he died in 1904, he appointed his son, Prince Norodom Yukanthor, as heir apparent to the ...